The $242,500 Prioress Stakes (G2) turned out to be a tale of two racetracks, though technically, it wasn’t.

If you’re wondering about that, then you probably didn’t back the victorious Royal Charlotte in the six-furlong stakes Aug. 31 at Saratoga.

A battle in the Filly and Mare Sprint—Dirt Division and three other races that will play a role in which horses qualify for bonus money for their owners and trainers headline the MATCH Series as part of a 12-race program at Parx Racing on Labor Day.

After posting a front-end score in his first start on turf in the La Jolla Handicap (G3), California-bred Kingly will stay on the turf for the $250,000 Del Mar Derby (G2T) Sept. 1 at Del Mar.

In the $250,00 Bernard Baruch Handicap (G2T), how two new arrivals handle their second American start could hold the key to deciding the 1 1/16-mile turf stakes on Sept. 2 as the curtain falls on another year of racing at Saratoga Race Course.

While accomplished graded stakes winners Green Light Go and By Your Side merit the most consideration in the seven-furlong Hopeful Stakes for 2-year-olds, trainer Steve Asmussen has strength in numbers on his side with three of the seven entrants.

With 14 previous wins in the race, all eyes figure to be on Racing Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s duo, Eight Rings and Garth, in this year’s edition of the $300,000 Runhappy Del Mar Futurity (G1) Sept. 2 at Del Mar.

While accomplished graded stakes winners Green Light Go and By Your Side merit the most consideration in the seven-furlong Hopeful Stakes for 2-year-olds, trainer Steve Asmussen has strength in numbers on his side with three of the seven entrants.

Each Saturday NTRA and BloodHorse provide a one-stop guide to the day’s graded stakes races, capsules and entries. Races are listed in chronological order (all times Eastern).

The way the calendar falls this year, the last Saturday in August comes on Labor Day weekend and unofficially signals the end of another summer.

Klaravich Stables’ Good Governance, a sharp maiden winner Aug. 4 at Saratoga, faces some seasoned stakes horses in the 1 1/16-mile Saranac Stakes (G3T) Aug. 31 on the inner turf at the Spa.

There’s bound to be a feeling of déjà vu about the $250,000 Glens Falls Stakes (G2T) as the 1 3/8-mile turf stakes Aug. 31 at Saratoga Race Course brings together the first three finishers from the longer Fasig-Tipton Waya Stakes (G3T).

As good as Pure Sensation has been through his seven-season career, the veteran turf sprinter has been especially effective on the Parx turf, where he has piled up six graded stakes wins.

There’s bound to be a feeling of déjà vu about the $250,000 Glens Falls Stakes (G2T) as the 1 3/8-mile turf stakes Aug. 31 at Saratoga Race Course brings together the first three finishers from the longer Fasig-Tipton Waya Stakes (G3T).

Gulfstream Park announced Aug. 30 it has cancelled its live racing programs for Sunday, Sept. 1 and Monday, Sept. 2 as Hurricane Dorian approaches the East Coast of Florida.

The Board of Directors of Ontario Racing today announced that David Anderson has joined its Board in the role of representative for Thoroughbred Breeders.

The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society’s Ontario Division held its annual Premier Yearling Sale at Woodbine sales pavilion at Woodbine Racetrack on Aug. 29, with gains reported in gross, average, and median prices when compared with 2018.

The highly anticipated sale, which is free and open to the public, draws a crowd of potential buyers, sellers, trainers and owners from across the Northeast. 

Trainer Kelly Rubley says there’s a simple explanation for multiple grade 1 winner Divisidero continuing to be both productive and competitive as a 7-year-old horse.